Thursday, March 13, 2008

Poor men. They never could quite crack the code as to why women behave in such an elliptical fashion.

Why is it that they cannot comprehend the subtleties, delicate shadings and multiple layers of an argument? Everything needs to be spelled out for them. It’s like before even starting a conversation, they need to be furnished with a comprehensive Definition of Terms and Memorandum of Understanding for them to grasp the point and say anything other than duh. Can they not understand that even a pause can be nuanced; that tangential questions are asked to elicit truthful answers; and that statements uttered in a not-so-matter-of-fact manner can be simultaneously cryptic and clear? If everything is in black or white, then what do we need rainbows for?

A man once claimed, “We are not insensitive; we are just imbeciles.” Sometimes, I can’t help but agree with him.